Frank Scoblete

[Paradox]

P.s.

While they are rare, you can still find slots to "wong in" on. Charles W. Lund wrote a book awhile back. I know of a few still working without the modifications. There are other ways to legally win at slots, but I can't mention them publicly.

-Paradox

 

[Kasi]

If I haven't made it clear, I don't mind actually doing a bit of gambling from time to time. I have a 10 chip spread that I like to use when playing that works pretty well, especially when employing a hit-and-run strategy.

10 Chips covers 25 numbers. 16 of those numbers (covered by 4 chips) will recover 8 chips for a net loss of 2 chips. The other 9 numbers are covered by 6 chips, with 6 of those numbers producing a net gain of 10 chips and 3 numbers producing a net gain of 28 chips.

It may not be +EV but it's fun and often produces decent returns.

Well, given a fixed dollar goal and a fixed dollar bankroll, there certainly are ways to increase the chances of winning that goal by betting a portion of the roll on fewer numbers for more spins vs more numbers per spin.

 

[SPX]

when to get paid? At what point do you know the pos. flux is real profit instead of variance? Approximately 4x N0 is when you can take your paycheck from blackjack. If a player has no idea of when he has overcome variance, how can he properly take his profits?

You are correct, a counter does not need to know the math, but you do need to know more than EV, how to keep a count and a few indexes. What good is positive EV if you and a team of a dozen people can never play enough to get paid. Ever wonder why certain games that seem playable by a novice are considered unplayable by a pro?

You have a good start in your quest for enough knowledge to count profitably, but you do have a bit more to learn. If you can't or don't want to learn the math (I didn't either) Get CVData and spend a few weeks playing around with it and understanding what it is telling you.

If you don't understand N0, you have no way to know when your BR has grown artificially (pos. varience) or when it is true profit (earned EV at 4x N0). Various teams "break the bank" at different times, but a solo counter needs to understand more than a few indexes and how to keep a count.

My guess is that you have read less than a dozen books and haven't digested the library at blackjackforumonline and the archives at BJ21. If you do, you will see the rest of the big picture.

Good "Luck"

-Paradox

First off, cash is cash. Whether your bankroll has grown "artificially" or legitimately, it still pays the car note. . .

Second, I am actually not a counter. I've read a lot -- though maybe as you say it would equal out to "a dozen books" or even less. I have read a lot about counting though. Read a lot about Hi-Lo, Red7/KISS and KO. I will probably get the KO book soon and I taught a girlfriend of mine how to do KO Rookie (and then let her keep count for me at the casino).

But it's now what I'm about right now.

 

[Paradox]

I feel so foolish right now

I'm not used to talking to walls.

I ass u me d that you were going to be rational and wanted to learn how blackjack works in the real world.

I'm beginning to understand why more full-time APs aren't here trying to help. It is very frustrating to have a person insist that the sea is made of wood when you are a marine biologist.

You have contradicted yourself. In one post, you say that you understand a person cannot spend a pos. flux in variance. Then next post says that its all the same, it pays the bills. Without knowing the difference you're guessing. Card counting is never about guessing. It is a very exact science.

There is no substitute for knowledge. Believe what you want, I will believe what has been proven to be correct mathematically. I trust the laws of physics over a lay person's opinion.